American Fortune Life

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30 Rockefeller Plaza.

Andy looked at a strong man in front of the building holding a bronze statue of an armillary ceremony. It was full of power and it was spectacular.

Since the birth of "Saturday Night Live", it has been a New York landmark, the General Electric Company Building. The 8H studio on the 8th and 9th floors is broadcast live. The address of the GE building was later shortened to 30Rock, which is where the NBC comedy "I'm a Comedy Maniac" got its name.

Entering the building, Andy and his party were taken to the 17th floor by the reception staff of the program team.

"SNL's writers, producers and other staff are working on the 17th floor of the building." The receptionist explained to Andy with a smile.

Andy nodded, indicating that he understood, and tightened the piano case in his hand. It is also important to insist on holding a guitar by yourself. Since you are a musician, you must insist on it. Some things cannot be faked by others, such as the musician's own musical instrument, the photographer's machine, etc., Since it is your support, it should be regarded as a part of the body, of course, this is not pretending to be 13, it is a kind of persistence, a kind of love.

On the 17th floor, the busy office scene came into view. As the most popular celebrity in the United States, Andy was naturally warmly welcomed by the program team, and also met SNL's ultimate big BOOS Lorne Michaels.

I got to know each other one by one with the screenwriters and producers of the program group, and exchanged a few words. It can be considered that the two sides left a good impression on each other. After all, it is a live broadcast, and they need to cooperate with each other.

Usually, SNL starts live every Saturday at 23:29:30 ET, and the whole show takes 1 hour and 30 minutes and ends at 1:00 am. You might be a little drowsy at that time, but the show's slogan will definitely be uplifting, because at the end of the opening skit, one of the cast will desperately shout out: Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!

The content of the "Saturday Night Live" sketch may be the same as many domestic sketches, with simple scenes and costumes, showing a funny scene or creating some funny characters. Most of SNL's classic jokes are actually in series. People may be very in love with some characters or settings.

Andy was taken by the staff to the SNL studio on the 8th floor for rehearsal, and he said hello to the program band, because Andy's "Five Hundred Miles From Home" score contains a violin part, and a member of the band was temporarily added. violinist.

Andy stood in front of the microphone and started to play with his guitar in his arms. The music was still beautiful and beautiful, and his voice was a little hoarse, which would make the whole song even more touching and resonate with strangers.

At the end of the singing, the applause of the staff immediately sounded, and the band members also stepped forward to give Andy a high five in admiration.

The rehearsal went well in the afternoon, and the band's cooperation also tended to be proficient. After all, they are professionals who eat this bowl of rice. Of course, Andy's song is highly praised, and it is said that it can be directly dropped on the charts.

Andy smiles at other people's compliments, which is also very useful in his heart. After all, it is a song written by himself, and it is still very happy to be recognized. What? you say plagiarism? If you have the ability, you can also travel, cut, and be jealous of you.

Of course, the one who was most excited was Carl. On the side of the studio, he turned on his mobile phone and called the management of Universal Music early in the morning. He waited until Andy finished singing, and then walked out of the studio with a smirk on his phone.

"How is it? Absolute classic, Andy is a genius, you know that, a singer-songwriter, handsome and fit, the perfect idol.

"Carl is very shameless doing sales.

"Of course, there is no doubt about Andy's talent, but the conditions you mentioned are too harsh. The contract is completely based on his personal needs, or the kind of record that will be released whenever he wants, even the most basic two years. Not even a single album can be guaranteed, which affects the company's interests..."

Carl heard what the other party said, and after pondering for a while, he said: "I can't do anything about this, I just know that Andy has already submitted the copyright certification for ten original songs. As for the regular release of albums, I really don't know that. The way is to promise, you know that young people are sometimes very willful, and besides, it’s okay to release singles anyway. Look at those singers, don’t they all release singles instead of albums to make money? As long as you can stabilize first He asked him to sign a contract, and when the time comes, fans and fans will naturally come forward to ask him for us. Andy is still very attentive to the maintenance of fans. How to say it in Chinese is called "a gentleman can deceive him." What? You don't know what that means? It seems like some good guy could deceive him in a reasonable way."

"Okay, I'll report it to the boss now, and then have a meeting to discuss, but are you sure you can convince Mr. Smith?"

Carl's expression froze, "It shouldn't be a problem. After all, he also likes music. With such a large degree of contract freedom, he will agree."

. . . . . .

Hanging up the phone, Carl held the phone in his hand, thought for a while, and figured out how to fool Andy. When he was about to walk back to the studio, he saw Andy walked out surrounded by the staff.

"What's the matter? Is the rehearsal over?"

Andy said angrily: "What are you doing outside? Don't you like my songs so much?"

Carl hurriedly explained: "Why don't you like it? I'm so moved. Isn't this a phone call? It's not good to answer the phone inside. So can we leave now?"

"Well, it's alright, come back to participate in the live broadcast around 9 o'clock in the evening." Andy carried the piano case, said goodbye to the staff, and walked to the elevator.

in the elevator.

Carl flattered Andy flatteringly. What talent, genius, and classic song made Andy speechless. Standing in front of Andy, Joseph and Kenny looked at each other, it was the first time they knew Carl, who gave them a shrewd impression, would have this face.

"Okay, okay, what do you want?" Andy glanced at Carl angrily. In his memory, as long as Carl flattered, he was ready to fool him.

Carl smiled and said: "I found a new restaurant, the dishes are good, I invite you to try it, you will definitely like it."

"...Hehe, this is strange, vampires are so generous." Andy laughed, knowing that Carl, the fat man, was either causing trouble or really trying to cheat himself. However, looking at this performance, things should not be. Great, so I didn't ask any further questions.

Taking the Cadillac commercial vehicle, the group led by Carl to a restaurant named Jean. George's Manhattan doesn't pan three-star Michelin French restaurants.

In fact, Carl reserved a seat very early, knowing that Andy's current preference has added a delicious food. If he wants to fool Andy, he must first make his mood happy, and if he is happy, it may be easy to do.

Sitting down in the restaurant, the floor-to-ceiling glass casts the afterglow of the outdoor sunset into it, looking at the beauty of Central Park, Andy smiled at Carl: "Since you want to treat me, I'm welcome."

Introduced by the beautiful waitress, Andy began to order dishes, lobster soup, signature dishes of rosemary chicken breast, foie gras, egg caviar, lamb chops, veal, yellow fin tuna sashimi with avocado sauce, tempura Luo, after ordering more than a dozen dishes, Carl's face became darker and darker, and he cursed inwardly, "It's over, he was killed by this kid."

Classic Egg Caviar. The caviar is piled up on the eggshell, and the bottom is the soup prepared with egg whites and cream. A spoonful of it, the saltiness of the caviar and the soup are perfectly blended, which is worthy of being a classic.

Foie gras, soft, creamy and aftertaste, a tender ingredient that makes people taste on the tip of the tongue, with caramel, dried fruit and fish jelly, it is like a warm and sweet kiss from a lover.

Carl watched Andy eat happily, praised from time to time, and knew that he could say things.

"Andy, since you like singing so much, why don't you make a record, it will definitely make money."

"Huh? Did you talk to Universal Music? It's okay if the conditions are right." Andy couldn't help laughing inwardly, as expected, this dead fat man.

"You listen to me first, the conditions they gave are really good, you... what? You agreed?" Carl heard Andy's vague words, thinking he refused, and the anxious white face was about to start Persuasion, and after hearing clearly and agreeing, he asked back in surprise.

"Yeah, why refuse? It's a good thing, why don't you agree when someone sends money. Let's talk about the conditions." Andy said casually while eating.

. . . . .

Live in the lobby on weekend night.

Andy was sitting in the lounge watching the show on TV, looking at Carl and Joseph in a speechless manner. Kenny smiled happily. The opening skit played two couples having a meal in a restaurant, and then the black chef (the White House butler). Forest Whitaker (the fourth black Oscar winner) came out to sing the song, and it went on and on, creating a series of hilarious words and scenes.

To be honest, Andy couldn't understand the laughter of the people of the American Empire, and some of the stalks didn't know the source. He looked at it with pain and pretended to be funny.

Time slowly came to Andy's performance time. He combed his hair in the mirror, put on a charming smile, and walked out of the lounge with a guitar.

Applause, screams, the audience at the scene is very face-saving. Of course, Andy's popularity in the US is really very high. Although it is not well known to everyone, he is still very famous among young people. Yes, after all, there are still a lot of halos on his head.

The scene was quiet, Andy secretly exhaled a turbid breath, and the originally excited mood gradually calmed down.

The simple guitar accompaniment strummed the heartstrings of the audience in front of the TV, and the trembling voice chanted and touched everyone's soul. The love between the lines brings shock and shock to everyone's soul.

The anxious and contradictory mentality of leaving hometown, and the feeling of leaving hometown is more serious, and I dare not tell the difference.

Moved, everyone was moved by Andy's music at this moment.

Applause, warm applause, whether it is the standing ovation of the audience or the unintentional applause of the audience in front of the TV.

Andy touched the applause of the audience. At this moment, he was unusually calm, because he understood that this was what it should be. After all, it has been sung for decades in the previous world, and it has endured for a long time. It is known as the most cover song. For a classic song, this repercussion is just the beginning.